Improvement in eaves-trough hangers



UNITED ,STATES VPATENT OFFICE.. e

JACOB J. KAUFFMAN, OF ASHLAND, OHIO.

`IMPROVEMENT IN EAVES-TROUGH HANGERS.v

O l Speciiic'ation forming part of Letters Patent No.l 105.9714 7, datedAugust 2, 1570.

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Beit linown that I, JACOB J. K AUFFMAN, of Ashland, in the county ofAshland and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and Ini- `provedFaves-Trough Hanger, Vof which the following is`a specification. In thedrawings, Figure l is a side view of the eavestrough hanger; Fig. 2, adetached section; Fig. 3, an end view. y

Like letters of reference refer to likeparts in the different views.`

The nature of this improvement relates to certain devices in connectionwith eavestroughs for the purpose of securing said trough in place,

1n Fig. 1, A represents the eaves-trough, an end View of which is shownin Fig. 3. B is a bar, whereby the trough is attached to the hanger C bymeansof a standard, D. In said standard is a slot, cumin which isinserted a bolt, E, provided with a thumb-screw, F. By this means ofconnecting the hangers to the standard the trough can be adjusted `forthe purpose of givingto it the proper grade for the flow of the water,also to bring it as near to the eaves as may be necessary.

Eavestroughs, as usually made, have the bar B made of a strip of'ordinary wroughtiron, and the standard of the same material,

and attached thereto by having its lower end turned out ata right angle,and thereby riveted to the bar. In this trough the bar is made ofmalleable cast-iron, having a hole thereinintwhich the lower end ofthestandard, which is also made of cast malleable iron, is `inserted andriveted, making a stronger and less expensive connection. So, also, insuch trough the endof the bar next to the inner as hereinafter morefully described.

1. side of the trough simply reached to the inside thereof, and wasprevented from becoming, lifted away therefrom by the edge of the troughbeing turned down inwardly, and against the edge of which the upper sideof the bar rested, and thereby prevented from being detached from thetrough, which. however, did not effectually prevent such discon- Ynection, as the trough on being sprung out laterally would draw thedownt-urned edge of the trough from off the bar and allow it to falldown.

or turned-down edge ot' the trough and the side thereof, as shown inFig. 3. By this means the'bar is securely retained in connection withthe trough, thereby making the attachment more durable and the bar moreeffective asabrace.

By means of the lateral slot b, Fig. l,\in the side of the standard, thestandard can be detached from the hanger without taking out v the boltsby simply loosening the thumb-nut,

which will allow the bolt toslide in the slot a and out'of the slot b,leaving the bolt remaining in the hanger, thereby preventing it from g'being lost.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,ish

The cast-iron standard D, provided with a side slot, b, and attached tothe bar B and hanger C, in the manner as described, and for the purposespecified.

JACOB J. KAUFFMANf Witnesses: y

J. P. SMUCKER, J oHN S. GROMER.

` To prevent this I turn an angle, G, on .the end of the bar and insertit under the lap`

